Here's a few of the music opportunities that can be found in the Knoxville area this weekend.
Thursday and Friday
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra offers its October Masterworks Concert titled Petruska on Thursday and Friday evenings, October 22 and 23, 8:00 p.m. at the Tennessee Theatre. Read the Metro Pulse calendar spotlight here. On the bill will be:
• An Overture To Blanche by Lucas Richman
• The Golden Spinning Wheel by Dvorak
• Petrushka by Stravinsky
Friday
Pianist David Northington will give a faculty recital at the University of Tennessee School of Music's Music Hall at 8:00 p.m. Northington will be playing the works of Aaron Copland. Admission is free. Read my previous blog entry here.
Saturday
The Metropolitan Opera HD Broadcast of Verdi's Aida at Regal Cinemas West Town Theaters at 1 p.m. I strongly suggest purchasing tickets in advance!
Sunday in Oak Ridge
The Ciompi String Quartet, the quartet in residence at Duke University, will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday at Pollard Auditorium in Oak Ridge as part of the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association's Chamber Music Series. On the program:
• Haydn's String Quartet in G Minor, op. 20, no, 3
• Dvorak's String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Major, op. 51
• Beethoven's String Quartet in C Major, op. 59
For ticket information about the reserved seating for Chamber concerts or for other information, call the ORCMA office (483-5569), or visit ORCMA's website: www.orcma.org
Sunday in Knoxville
Knoxville Opera Goes To Church
The concert will be held at the Greater Warner Tabernacle A.M.E. Zion Church (3800 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue) at 4:30 p.m. Admission is free.
See my blog entry here for more information.
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